Shrimp pulav rice

Pulav can be cooked in many varieties. The best among them is the shrimp pulav. You can follow the below method for its preparation.

Ingredients

• To grind 3 small pieces of coconut
• To grind 3 flakes garlic and one small piece of ginger
• 2 cups of Basmati Rice
• 1 pack cooked pink shrimp (50 count)
• ¼ cup frozen green peas
• 5 tbsp oil
• 2 count bay leaves
• 1 small piece of each(cinnamon, cardamom, doves)
• 5 count mint leaves
• ½ long sliced onion
• 5 split green chilies
• 3 pinches turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method to prepare

• Grind the coconut with water and take two cups of coconut milk.
• Grind the ginger and garlic into a thick paste without adding water.
• Wash Basmati Rice and drain the water.
• Clean the shrimp and keep aside.
• Take a heavy bottomed non stick pan and fry bay leaves, cinnamon, doves, cardamom, mint leaves, onion and ginger garlic paste till light brown in medium flame.
• Now add green chilies, 3 pinches of turmeric powder, garam masala powder, cleaned shrimp, peas and salt and then fry for 3 minutes.
• Now put the cooked rice and mix all once.
• Pour 1 and ½ cups water and 2 cups of coconut milk to the rice
• Add needed salt to taste
• Now close the cooker
• After it is cooked garnish the rice with 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves
• You can serve hot. You can have potato chips as side dish for the rice.

       Children love this pulav and will ask for more. Give it a try.

Keywords - Basmati Rice, pulav, shrimp, cinnamon, doves, cardamom, mint leaves, garam masala powder,  garnish.

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